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Government 


i ANSAS  CITY  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 
KANSAS  CITY,  MO. 


NOVEMBER,  1913 


This  reading  list  is  compiled  to  meet 
the  demand  for  information  on  the  subject 
of  commission  government.  The  basis  of 
the  list  is  the  bibliography  compiled  bp 
the  Library  of  Congress. 

Additions  are  constantly  being  made 
to  all  departments  of  the  Library,  and  new 
books  and  references  on  municipal  gov- 
ernment will  be  received  as  published. 

All  questions  relating  to  municipal 
affairs  are  covered  in  a broad  way  by  the 
Library  in  both  books  and  periodicals. 


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BOOKS 

American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science.  Commission  government  in  Amer- 
ican cities,  1911.  352  A512 

Same.  In  Annals,  v.  38  no.  3.  Ref. 

A most  comprehensive  study  of  the 
subject,  giving  both  sides  of  the  question, 
with  results  of  commission  government  in 
different  cities;  contributes  interesting 
papers  on  allied  subjects,  such  as  the  short 
ballot,  recall,  and  initiative  and  referen- 
dum. 


Bacon,  Edwin  Munroe  and  Morril  Wyman. 
Birect  election  and  lawmaking  by  popular 
vote;  the  initiative,  the  referendum,  the 
recall,  commission  government  for  cities, 
preferential  voting,  1912.  321.4  B128 

Handbook  giving  the  initiative,  refer- 
endum and  recall,  commission  government 
for  cities,  ballot  reform  and  preferential 
voting. 

k: 

Beard,  Charles  Austin.  American  government 

and  politics,  1910.  342.7  B368 

v 

“The  text  is  interestingly  and  care- 

* ^ fully  written.  * * * The  author  is  to 

~ be  complimented  on  his  successful  attempt 

to  make  government  appear  as  the  ‘going 
00  thing’  which  it  is.” — Ann.  Amer.  Acad. 

* Bradford,  Ernest  Smith.  Commission  govern- 

ment in  American  cities,  1911.  352  B799 


Bruere,  Henry  and  William  Sheperdson.  The 
new  city  government;  a discussion  of  muni- 
cipal administration,  based  on  a survey  of 
ten  commission  governed  cities.  1913. 

352  B89n 

“Constitutes  a valuable  addition  to  the 
literature  on  improved  city  administration, " 
and  is  distinctive  in  method  and  in  treat- 
ment from  previous  volumes  published 
upon  the  merits  of  commission  government 
in  operation.” — Survey.  j 

Des  Moines  (Iowa)  Commercial  Club.  Des 
Moines  plan  of  city  government.  1907. 

352  154 

Hamilton,  John  Judson.  The  dethronement  of 
the  city  boss.  1910  R2431 

(Title  changed  in  later  edition  to  Govern- 
ment by  commission.) 

“It  must  be  admitted  that  his  (Dr. 
Hamilton’s)  arguments  occasionally  prompt 
the  reader  to  think  that  he  looks  upon 
commission  government  as  a panacea 
which  will  destroy  partisanship,  make  city 
elections  turn  on  issues  and  in  genera1 
prepare  the  municipal  millennium.” — Ann. 
Amer.  Acad. 

Intercollegiate  Debates:  being  briefs  and  re- 
ports of  many  intercollegiate  debates.  3 v. 
1909-13.  Ref  808.5  161 

Kansas  City  Star.  Commission  form  of  gov- 
ernment. 1911.  352  K16 

A pamphlet  issued  by  the  Kansas  City 
Star  for  free  distribution.  Points  in  favor, 
strongly  presented. 

Koester,  Frank.  Commission  government.  (In 
his  Price  of  inefficiency.  1913.  p.  142-159) 

304  K78  i 

MacGregor,  Ford  H.  City  government  by  com- 
mission. 1911.  342  M147 

Report  of  the  Plan  Commission  for  the  City  of  f 
Columbus.  1908.  R2139 


Robbins,  Edwin  Cylde.  Selected  articles  on 
the  commission  plan  of  government.  3d 
ed.  1912.  (Debaters’  handbook  series.) 

Ref.  332  R63 

Brief  arguments  pro  and  con. 

The  high  school  debate  book.  1911. 

808.5  R632 

Argument,  points  and  references,  pro 
and  con,  on  various  subjects,  including 
commission  government. 

U.  S.  Library  of  Congress.  Select  list  of  Ref- 
erences on  commission  government  for 
cities,  comp,  by  Herman  H.  B.  Weyer. 
1913.  016.352-2 

Woodruff,  Clinton  Rogers.  City  government  by 
commission.  1911.  352  W89 

“The  book  gives  an  able,  readable  and 
comprehensive  description  of  the  commis- 
sion plan,  its  accomplishments  and  its 
future.” — C.  L.  King. 


PERIODICALS— Reference  Use  Only. 


Bestor,  Arthur  E.  The  latest  in  government. 
Chautauquan,  65:95-106. 

Campbell,  Robert  Argyll.  Municipal  govern- 
‘ ment.  Commission  system.  Original  laws. 
Amer.  political  science  review,  4:80-87. 

City  government  by  commission:  a symposium 
on  the  Galveston,  Newport  and  Des  Moines 
plans.  Chautauquan,  51:108-141. 

* 

Commission  government  foi*  cities.  City  hall, 
11:235-6. 

g Commission  government  for  Kansas  City. 
Municipal  journal  and  engineer,  1909,  27: 
126. 


Commission  government  in  the  far  West.  Mun- 
icipal journal  and  engineer,  1911,  30:417. 

Does  the  commission  form  increase  city  effi- 
ciency. Am.  City,  7:407. 

Donnelly,  P.  W.  Securing  efficient  adminis-’ 
tration  under  the  commission  plan.  Ann. 
Am.  Acad.  41:218-32. 

Durand,  E.  Dana.  Council  government  versus* 
mayor  government.  Political  science  quar- 
terly, 15:426-451,  675-709. 

Experts  discuss  the  Des  Moines  plan.  City 
hall,  10:408-413. 

Fancher,  F.  W.  Two  epoch-making  campaigns 
in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Am.  City,  9:47-9. 

Gemunder,  Martin  A.  Commission  government: 
its  strength  and  its  weakness.  National 
municipal  review,  1:170-171. 

Gilbertson,  H.  S.  Serious  weaknesses  of  the 
commission  plan.  Amer.  City,  9:236-7. 

The  Municipal  problem.  Should  a city  govern 
itself?  Outlook,  93:13-14. 


The  Municipal  problem.  The  form  of  city  gov- 
ernment. Outlook,  93:90-92. 

Munro,  William  Bennett.  Ten  years  of  commis- 
sion government.  National  municipal  re- 
view, 1:562-8. 

Recent  developments  in  commission  govern- 
ment. Outlook,  97:710.  f 

The  Relation  of  charter  forms  to  municipal  im- 
provements. Are  commission-governed 
cities  making  more  real  progress  than 
those  under  other  forms  of  charter?  Amer- 
ican city,  6:647-650. 


Re-making  city  government.  Nation  93:591-5. 

Showing  the  job  holder  to  the  door.  Collier’s. 
51:14. 

Woodruff,  Clinton  Rogers.  Municipal  govern- 
ment. New  city  charters.  (In  American 
year  book,  1911,  ed.  by  F.  G.  Wickware.  N. 
Y.  1912.  229-261.)  Commission  govern- 

ment 230-232. 

New  forms  of  city  charters:  the  com- 
mission system.  (In  American  Year  book, 
1910.  New  York,  1911,  218-220.) 

The  socialists  and  the  commission 

form  of  government.  National  municipal 
review,  2:132-134. 

Simplified  city  government.  Yale  re- 
view, n.  s.  1:206-20. 


FAVORABLE. 

Allen,  Silas  B.  The  Des  Moines  plan.  (In  Na- 
tional municipal  league.  Proceedings, 
Providence,  1907.  156-165.) 

Another  municipal  success  by  commission. 
World’s  work,  18:11975-11976. 

Berryhill,  James  G.  City  government  by  com- 
mission. City  hall,  11:368-370. 

Boston’s  step  forward.  Commission  governed 
cities.  City  hall,  11:144-146. 

Bradford,  Ernest  S.  Commission  government 
and  city  planning.  American  city,  7:113- 

116. 

Financial  results  under  the  commis- 
sion form  of  city  government.  National 
municipal  review,  1:372-77. 

Municipal  board  of  directors.  City 

hall,  11:316-317. 


Jones,  William  C.  A model  municipal  charter 
(Berkeley,  California)  Independent,  71: 
575-78. 

Moorhead,  P.  G.  Bringing  dead  cities  to  life. 
Technical  world  magazine,  12:621-8. 

* 

More  victories  for  commission  government. 
Chautauquan,  65:301-302. 

Mowry,  Don  E.  Governing  cities  by  commis- 
sion. La  Folette’s  weekly  magazine,  1:7-8.  v 

Murdock,  George  H.  A participating  commis- 
sion plan  of  government.  American  city, 
6:471-476. 

National  municipal  league.  City  government 
by  commission:  a report.  National  muni- 
cipal review,  1:40-48. 

The  Originator  of  the  Des  Moines  plan.  (James 
G.  Berryhill)  Hampton’s  magazine,  26: 
248-250. 

Oyen,  Henry.  The  awakening  of  the  cities: 
The  struggle  for  new  forms  of  government. 
World’s  work,  22:14831-7. 

Ryan,  Oswald.  The  commission  plan  of  city 
government.  American  political  science 
review,  5:38-56. 

Ryan,  Oswald.  The  real  problem  of  commission 
government.  Popular  science  monthly, 
8:275-283. 

The  revolutionary  movement  in  city 

government.  New  England  magazine,  n.  s. 
45:253-257. 

Short  ballot  bulletin.  Published  by  the  (Na-  # 
tional)  short  ballot  organization  for  the  in-  - 
formation  of  Short  ballot  advocates  and  the 
press.  Ed.  by  Richard  S.  Childs,  Feb.  1911 
— date.  v.  1 — date  New  York,  1911 — date. 
Bi-monthly. 


Spokane’s  new  charter.  An  advanced  form  of 
commission  government  in  a city  of  over 
100,000  population — The  preferential  voting 
system  and  other  noteworthy  provisions. 
American  city,  5:259-263. 

J Spread  of  commission  government.  Outlook, 
101:95. 

Trousdale,  H.  C.  Municipal  ownership  under 

* the  commission  plan.  City  hall,  11:38-39. 

Vance,  J.  W.  On  commission  government.  City 
hall,  22:151-152. 

Bragg,  Harry.  Municipal  government  by  com- 
mission. City  hall,  12:357-58. 

Childs,  Richard  S.  The  short  ballot  and  the 
commission  plan.  American  academy  of 
political  and  social  science.  Annals,  38: 
816-822. 

Childs,  Richard  S.  The  theory  of  the  new  con- 
trolled-executive  plan.  National  municipal 
review,  2:76-81. 

Will  commission  government  succeed 

in  large  cities?  American  city,  4:79-82. 

The  City  hall.  Bulletin  of  the  League  of  Amer- 
/ ican  municipalities;  pub.  monthly  by  Muni- 
cipal pub.  co.  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Crane,  R.  T.  Commission  system  for  Chicago. 
City  hall,  11:91-93. 

Daly,  William,  jr.  Watch  commission  govern- 

^ ment  grow.  Everybody’s  mag.  25:548-550. 

..Dehoney,  Carl.  Breaking  down  ward  lines  in 
American  cities.  World  to-day,  18:487-490. 

*  Commission  government  and  demo- 

cracy. American  city,  2:76-78. 


Eliot,  Charles  W.  City  government  by  fewer 
men.  World’s  work,  14:9419-26. 

The  Galveston  idea.  (In  Bliss,  W.  D.  P.,  ed. 
New  encyclopedia  of  social  reform.  New 
York,  1908.  529-530.) 

Getting  commission  government  in  your  town.  * 
Short  ballot  bulletin,  1:9. 

Gilbertson,  H.  S.  The  short  ballot  in  American 
cities.  American  review  of  reviews,  45:  r 
82-85. 


Goodyear,  Demont.  The  experience  of  Haver- 
hill. Independent,  68:415-416. 

Growth  of  commission  government.  Map. 
World’s  work,  23:262-3. 

Hiden,  Robert  G.  Running  a town  as  a busi- 
ness; a general  manager  in  Stauton,  Vir- 
ginia. Harper’s  weekly,  54:13-14. 

Hyde,  Henry  M.  Two  hundred  cities  in  revolt. 
Technical  world  magazine,  17:137-144. 

James,  George  Wharton.  Two  successful  ex- 
periments in  civic  government:  Galveston 
and  Houston,  Texas.  Arena,  38:8-13,  144- 
149. 

White,  William  Allen.  The  old  order  changeth. 
IV — Progress  in  American  cities.  Ameri- 
can magazine,  67:603-610. 

Woodruff,  Clinton  Rogers.  Municipal  charter 
making.  City  hall,  11:85-91. 

Simplicity,  publicity  and  efficiency  irl 

municipal  affairs.  National  municipal  re-^ 
view,  2:1-10. 

Simplified  city  government.  Yale  re-9 

view,  n.  s.  1:206-220. 


OPPOSED, 


Baily,  William  H.  Forms  of  city  government. 
League  of  American  municipalities.  Bul- 
letin, 7:71-76. 

^Brennan,  Robert  0.  Control  of  municipal  pub- 
lic utilities  by  states.  City  hall,  10:273-4. 

^luthrie,  George  W.  Some  ideas  on  American 
city  government.  City  hall,  11:328-335. 

Hibbard,  George  A.  A business  city  govern- 
ment. New  England  magazine,  38:9-15. 

Kansas  City  Post.  Files  for  Apr.  & May  1908, 
articles  and  speeches  opposed,  adopted  at 
election  held  June  2,  1908. 

Rhett,  R.  G.  Charleston’s  government.  League 
of  American  municipalities.  Bulletin,  9: 
54-57. 

Shepard,  Harvey  N.  The  mayor  and  the  city. 
Atlantic  monthly,  74:85-94. 

Sikes,  George  C.  How  Chicago  is  winning  good 
government.  (In  National  municipal 
league.  Proceedings  Providence,  1907. 
178-192.) 

Sims,  T.  Defects  of  commission  government. 
Kansas  City  Post,  May  25,  1908. 

Thurnau,  Agnes.  Criticizes  Des  Moines  plan. 
’City  hall,  11:251-252. 


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Cartwright,  Otho  Grandford.  Effici, 
country  government.  American 
of  political  and  social  science.  An 
193-203. 

Childs,  Richard  S.  A personal  sugge^ 
a model  county.  Short  ballot  bufc 
no.  7:2-3. 


County  government.  California  countit: 
ening;  New  York  organization 
study.  Short  ballot  bulletin,  1,  nc 

County  jungle.  Short  ballot  and  ur| 
needed  badly.  As  to  county  gov 
the  nation  is  in  the  dark  ages — N 
no  information,  no  science.  This 
tide  penetrates  where  reform  ne 
before.  Short  ballot  bulletin,  1,  nc 

First  short  ballot  county  (Los  Angeles^ 
ballot  bulletin,  1,  no.  11:6. 


Los  Angeles  short  ballot  county  charte: 
ballot  bulletin,  1,  no.  12:4. 


